Ethanol can be manufactured by the vapor phase hydration of ethylene according to the reaction: C 2
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Ethanol can be manufactured by the vapor phase hydration of ethylene according to the reaction: C2H4 + H2O = C2H5OH. The feed to a reactor in which the above reaction takes place is a gas mixture containing 25 mol% ethylene and 75 mol% steam.
(a) What is the value of the equilibrium constant, Ka, at 125°C and 1 bar?
(b) Provide an expression to relate Ka to ξ. Solve forξ.
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Introductory Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
ISBN: 9780136068549
2nd Edition
Authors: J. Elliott, Carl Lira
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